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Consider the global employment opportunities at the CIA. We're looking for a diversity of people for the important job of keeping America safe. This includes Clandestine Service Officers to be on the front line of human intelligence. Plus, individuals skilled in science, engineering, technology, analysis, foreign languages and administration for positions in the United States and overseas.</p> <p>View our available career opportunities by visiting the following pages:</p> <ul><li><a title="View Jobs" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/analytical-positions/view-jobs/index.html">Analytical Positions</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a title="View Jobs" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/clandestine-service/view-jobs/index.html">Clandestine Service</a></li><li><a title="View Jobs" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/language-positions/view-jobs/index.html">Language Positions</a></li><li><a title="View Jobs" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/scientists-engineers-technology/view-jobs/index.html">Scientists, Engineers and Technology</a></li><li><a title="View Jobs" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/support-services/view-jobs/index.html">Support Services</a></li><li><a title="Careers at CIA - View All Jobs" class="generated" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/index.html">View All Jobs</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="relatedItems"> </div> <div class="visualClear"></div> <div class="documentActions"> </div> <div class="reviewHistory" id="review-history"> </div> <p> </p> <div class="documentByLine"> <br/> <div> </div> <div> Posted: May 07, 2007 12:30 PM<br/> </div> <div> Last Updated: Oct 23, 2008 04:46 PM<br/> </div> <div> Last Reviewed: Jul 16, 2008 06:59 AM<br/> </div> <br/> </div> <span id="contentBottomLeft"></span> <span id="contentBottomRight"></span> </div> </div> </td> <td id="portal-column-two"> <div class="visualPadding"> <div id="portletwrapper-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f762f636172656572732f696e6465780a7370656369616c2d66656174757265732d706f72746c6574" class="portletWrapper kssattr-portlethash-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f762f636172656572732f696e6465780a7370656369616c2d66656174757265732d706f72746c6574"><div id="careerSpecialFeatures"> <div>Special Features</div> <ul> <li class="people"><a title="Employee Profiles" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia/employee-profiles.html">Meet the People<br/> of the CIA</a></li> <li class="quiz"><a title="CIA Personality Quiz" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/cia-personality-quiz.html">Take Our Careers Personality Quiz</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div id="portletwrapper-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f762f636172656572730a7370656369616c2d6a6f62732d706f72746c6574" class="portletWrapper kssattr-portlethash-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f762f636172656572730a7370656369616c2d6a6f62732d706f72746c6574"><div id="careerSpecialJobs"> <div class="carVisPadd"> <h1>Special Job Opportunities</h1> <ul> <li><a title="Polygraph Examiner" class="internal-link" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/polygraph-examiner.html">Polygraph Examiner</a> </li><li><a title="Core Collector" class="internal-link" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/core-collector.html">Core Collector</a></li><li><a title="Military Analyst" class="internal-link" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/military-analyst.html">Military Analyst</a></li><li><a title="Technical Operations Officer" class="internal-link" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/technical-operations-officer.html">Technical Operations Officer</a></li><li><a title="Machinist" class="internal-link" href="/web/20081209234257/https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/view-all-jobs/machinist.html">Machinist</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="portletwrapper-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f760a72696768745f636f6c756d6e5f636f6e74656e74" class="portletWrapper kssattr-portlethash-706c6f6e652e7269676874636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f760a72696768745f636f6c756d6e5f636f6e74656e74"><div id="portletRightColumnContent"> <p><a title="What Do You Think of Our Web Site? 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